Watch the video below to see potatoes being planted at Washingpool Farm in Bridport. The ground is first ploughed, harrowed and rolled before the potatoes are planted. It typically takes about 10 weeks after planting for most potato varieties to produce tubers large enough to eat.
Download the activity Sheet: Discover Farming Activity 3 How Fruit & Veg Grow
Have a go at three or more of these activities and when you’ve finished email the results either as a document or photo to katie@discoverfarming.co.uk. In return you will receive a certificate and an illustration of the farming year